Chapter 9: The Ambush of Wei

  Yu Zhou Plain, a strong wind swept across the vast grassland, and in the azure sky, eagles soared freely. A military team dressed in various armor was slowly approaching from west to east. Among them, one person wore a silver armor and helmet that looked expensive, with sharp eyebrows, bright eyes, high nose bridge, and holding a long silver spear, looking like a handsome young man - our Meng Li Gongzi. On the left, wearing white armor and white robe, with a green gun, was Chen Qingzhi, the cavalry commander; on the right, Xu Shu, dressed in a scholar's attire, narrowed his wise eyes. Behind him, a bald-headed black man stood like a high tower, holding two large iron halberds, wearing only a black armor that covered his chest and back, with a big tube pants being the only decoration on his body. He closely followed Meng Li's horse, not deviating by an inch. Behind them, over 300 armored cavalrymen, some of whom wore infantry armor, and 500 various types of archers slowly dispersed in all directions.

  "Zi Yun, this battle is all about your cavalry's breakthrough. I'll send Dian Wei to you, and when you capture the enemy general or seize their flag, hand it over to him. Don't worry, losing isn't a big deal, 18 years later you'll still be a good man." The truth was that the difference in military strength was too great, and sending 500 infantry into battle really couldn't stir up any waves, so they could only rely on Chen Qing's cavalry breaking through and cutting down the enemy general to shatter their morale and make them automatically disperse and retreat.

  "Your Highness can rest assured, with Dian's brother assisting us, we will surely win this battle!" Giving Meng Li a definite answer was also a way of boosting his own morale.

  On the quiet plain, there was a sudden "da da, da da" and "qiang qiang" sound. Meng Li, who was marching, pulled the horse's head with his right hand and raised it to signal to stop advancing and wait in place.

  "Brothers, this battle is a mismatch in strength, but we have the Cavalry God General Chen and the Magic God Lieutenant Dian. This battle is about courage, it's about perseverance. We lack nothing! Except for one thing - a way back home. I know that few of us will survive this battle, and those who die will be taken care of by me, their families will be provided for. But if you strive to live on, I promise to free your families from slavery. Each of you is worth a thousand gold coins to me!"

  If you don't fight, there's no way out and you'll be slaughtered. If you do fight, you might be able to get rid of the identity of being a family slave for generations and live for yourself from now on. And the reward of a thousand gold coins is really generous.

  "We'll fight to the death, we'll die in battle!" The cries of "For the Emperor" and "Banzai" rose and fell in waves, echoing with the approaching sound of marching. The soldiers' eyes were all red as they cheered themselves on, urging each other on. Victory or defeat would be decided today!

  A thin, straight line gradually emerged on the front slope, slowly growing wider and longer. Meng Li also knew that the high slope was advantageous for cavalry charges, but if they did so, their own soldiers might collapse at the sight of the enemy's vast army with flags covering the sky and sun. In this case, their commander would definitely stand on the high slope to observe the battle, and the subsequent troops would not be able to arrive in time. It was just a matter of whether Chen Qing could find an opening to charge through under his leadership and let Dian Wei cut down the enemy general and capture the flag. After all, at this point, the general was the soul of the army, and if the general died, the army would definitely collapse.

  The cavalry slowly crossed the hillside and did not start charging, but instead began to approach step by step. The infantry following behind also gradually climbed over the small hills on the plain that were only a few dozen meters high.

  "The enemy is using military force to suppress us, Your Highness, please hurry up and attack. If not, I'm afraid our troops will collapse if their infantry crosses over 2,000 more." Chen Qingzhi's eyes were red and he was panting heavily, still lacking confidence in his own troops.

  "Wait a bit, I don't know where the enemy general is and how he will attack." Xu Shuming, who was also panting, knew that this army might collapse at any moment, but he had to hold on. The opportunity would be lost if he hesitated for a moment. At this time, he was betting that the opposing generals would come out to show off their power and humiliate Meng Li.

  "We must wait, we must wait!" Xu Shu muttered to himself, his heart also burning with anxiety.

  "Halt, halt the vanguard cavalry!" Chen Qing, who had not yet experienced the flames of war, was not yet an existence that all great generals needed to avoid. He was experiencing his first major battle and was both tense and excited. If this battle succeeded, he would be famous throughout the land; if it failed, he would be buried in the plains of Yu State. People do not want to die, so when he saw the enemy's vanguard cavalry halt, he felt a thrill of excitement. Perhaps his rise to fame was at hand!

  Only to see the cavalry on both sides open up, and a road slowly emerged in the middle. One of the green-armored generals galloped forward, followed by a scholar in a white robe, and more than ten generals with various armor.

  "Haha, the Ninth Prince must have come to rest at my Ka City after crossing the Red Water. Or perhaps Your Highness wants to play a game of hide-and-seek with me?" The merciless sarcasm kept flowing from Jiao Da's mouth. Even a rough man like him had the chance to scold a prince.

  Originally, when he was in the imperial court, he was framed by his superior during a power struggle and exiled to Ka City, where he was extremely depressed. He only brought a dozen personal guards and a military strategist who guaranteed his success. After three years, thinking that the imperial court had forgotten about him, he prepared to retire and return home. But when he suddenly received an order to assassinate the Ninth Prince, who might cross the Red Water, he knew his chance had come.

  When he received the first battle report, he analyzed it with his strategist for half a day and finally believed that the Ninth Prince would indeed cross the Red Water, passing through the Yu State Plain and returning to the Yanmen Pass. Realizing this was a major opportunity for him to return to the imperial court, and recognizing that there were experts in the Mengli army, he borrowed troops from three other cities to wait in ambush on the Yu State Plain, which the Ninth Prince would inevitably pass through."

  "Dian Wei, take aim at that general and kill him. If you have the chance, capture that strategist." Meng saw that Dian Wei was ready to make his move and ordered him to go crazy and chop down that strategist. Although that strategist couldn't compare to Xu Shu, he was still a person with an intelligence quotient of over 60, very useful!

  "Haha, this is a bit tricky, Master. When we fight, who can tell who's who?" Da Tian smiled foolishly and reached out with one hand to touch his shiny bald head.

  "Never mind, never mind. I was just overthinking. Killing that general is your only goal." A self-mocking smile. At this moment, it's uncertain whether one will live or die. Still thinking of plotting, truly a crazy self. Again, orders were given to Dian Wei.

  "Ah" licked his own large iron halberd's blade. "It's been a long time since my treasure has tasted fresh blood, today I'll let you drink your fill."

  "Brothers, for money and status, kill!" Meng Li suddenly shouted loudly before that general could finish speaking.

  Although the cry was low, it was filled with a resolute meaning as more than 300 cavalrymen charged forward.

  "Originally, protect the palace and don't fall behind, evil comes to follow me well." The commander of the cavalry now has to bear the responsibility for the success or failure of the entire army. He charged forward on horseback and slowly raised his long spear, shouting "Charge!"

  ……

  "It seems that the Ninth Prince doesn't plan to live, Yuan Ping, you overestimated him. Pass down my order, kill!" Focusing on those miscellaneous soldiers in his eyes starting to charge, Cao Cao sneered at the strategist in a light tone, saying.

  "Alas, I always feel that something is not right." With a sigh, Yuan Ping, who was feeling anxious for no reason, suddenly felt a sense of danger as he saw the 300 cavalrymen turning sideways or advancing forward.

  "Yuan Ping, you're overthinking it. Just a small cavalry unit, my cavalry will be able to take care of them in no time." In Jiao Da's view, the only thing left to consider now was how to report his achievements to his superior. Perhaps he could kill two birds with one stone and claim that the Ninth Prince had gathered a large group of people for a rebellion? Haha, I'm truly too clever.

  "I hope so, why does this plain have to be wide and narrow horizontally? The only exit is behind us." Now Yuan Ping also doesn't know why he feels anxious about this already set situation, perhaps it's the strategist's habitual worry.

  "Intersect!" Chen Qingzi, who had already charged enough in the horizontal distance, began to lead his cavalry to insert into the enemy's army from the side at an angle.

  "A kill" A chaotic noise of people shouting and horses neighing erupted, and the cavalrymen who were inserted from the side suddenly exposed most of their vulnerable points. At this time, there was no way to block them, and the cavalry clash was only for an instant. After a few dense sounds of "ding ding dang", Chen Qing led his troops to charge through the cavalry formation, leaving behind a large piece of Fozu's cavalry unit trampled into flesh by war horses.

  "Brothers, the battle of life and death is right in front of us. Charge!" As he saw the remaining cavalry rushing towards his own abandoned 500 infantry, Chen Qingzi gave a decisive order to launch an attack on Cao's army flag.

  "Block, block! You bastard, you still can't get through!" Focused on his own cavalry being slaughtered, Zhao Yun was furious. It's not easy for me to raise these cavalrymen! But after breaking through the cavalry blockade, do you think you can cut down on me? With over 2,000 infantrymen in front of me, even using human flesh, I can block your horse's charging momentum!

  "Kill, use a bit more strength, brothers!" The horses had already charged to the side of Meng Li's motionless body, and one by one, the soldiers fell down. Even one soldier, in order to replace Meng Li, directly pounced on him, blocking the fatal blow with his own body, spitting out blood.

  "Haha, Ninth Prince, I really didn't expect that you still had such a cavalry general under your command. To be able to find the right position in this chaotic army and charge all the way to within 10 meters of my commander's flag, what a pity, what a pity." Focused Big returned to his senses and began another round of taunting

  A sword pierced through the armor stained with fresh blood and slashed onto Meng Li's back, causing him to gasp in pain.

  "Master, give it to me." Tian Wei, who had been lurking behind and waiting for an opportunity to slowly get closer, couldn't help but jump out after seeing Meng Li getting injured.

  "Roar! I'm your Grandpa Dian here, hurry up and bring me the collection of likes and comments to support our Lord!"